World Radio
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| Studio album by Leo Sayer | ||||
| Released | May 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles; Atlantic Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 41:26 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
| Leo Sayer chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
World Radio is the ninth album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in May 1982. It was (including the greatest hits compilation album, The Very Best of Leo Sayer) his tenth successive Top 50 chart entry in the UK Albums Chart, in a period of a little over eight years.[2]
Track listing
Side one
- "Heart (Stop Beating in Time)" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:35
- "Paris Dies in the Morning" (Leo Sayer, Andrew McCrorie-Shand) – 3:53
- "Have You Ever Been in Love" (Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield, John Danter) – 3:45
- "Rumours" (G. Mark, R. Smith) – 3:55
- "Heroes" (Sayer, David Courtney) – 4:21
Side two
- "'Til You Let Your Heart Win" (A. Willis, L. Wood) – 4:41
- "End of the Game" (Sayer, Courtney) – 3:28
- "Wondering Where the Lions Are" (Bruce Cockburn) – 3:28
- "We've Got Ourselves in Love" (Sayer, Courtney) – 3:54
- "World Radio" (Sayer, Courtney) – 5:26
Personnel
Musicians
- Leo Sayer - guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Robin Beck - background vocals
- Harry Bluestone - concert master
- Michael Boddicker - synthesizer
- Robbie Buchanan - piano
- Bob Christianson - synthesizer
- Sammy Figueroa - percussion
- Steve George - background vocals
- Lani Groves - background vocals
- Ralph Hammer - guitar
- David Hungate - bass
- Steve Khan - guitar
- Abraham Laboriel - bass
- Will Lee - bass
- Marcy Levy - background vocals
- Steve Lukather - guitar
- Gene Orloff - concert master
- Richard Page - background vocals
- Dean Parks - guitar
- Jeff Porcaro - drums
- James Stroud - Linn programming, fairlight, synclavier, synth programming
Production
- Producer: Arif Mardin
- Assistant engineers: Terry Christian, Lewis Hahn, Jay Messina, Michael O'Reilly, Gray Russell
- Mixing: Jerry Lee Smith
- Mastering: George Marino
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | UK Albums Chart | 30 |
Singles
| Year | Singles | Chart | Position |
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| 1982 | "Have You Ever Been in Love" | UK Singles Chart | 10 |
| 1982 | "Heart (Stop Beating in Time)" | UK Singles Chart | 22 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Allmusic.com album credits
External links
- World Radio at Discogs (list of releases)
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